Baked Sesame Chicken Tenders

Enough with the sweets...time for a dinner post! I love sesame seeds, so when I saw this recipe, I had to try it! Your hands will get a little messy but they don't take that long to make and they have a kick to them!

 

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp Chili Oil (found in ethnic aisle with Asian products)

3 Tbsp Soy Sauce

1/2 Cup Sesame Seeds

1/2 Cup Panko bread crumbs

1 Tsp Cayenne Pepper

2 Chicken Breast

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Cut chicken into slices for chicken tenders. 

3. In bowl, mix soy sauce and chili oil, set aside.

4. In a separate bowl, mix sesame seeds, panko crumbs, and cayenne pepper.

5. Dip chicken in oil/soy mix, then coat chicken with breading mix and place on pan.

6. Bake for 6 min., flip and bake an additional 6 min. or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.

Lemon Balsamic Chicken Pasta

I promise to give credit where credit is due and this recipe originated from a recipe on the box of Publix brand pasta. It pays off to buy Publix brand sometimes! I've made lots of changes from the original recipe and this was one of my favorites to cook with one of my old roomies, Ashley. I wish I could see this girlay again to cook with her but she is off to Cali! Can you tell I'm proud? Also, just to warn you: I love garlic so feel free to cut back a bit if you don't/substitute for other seasonings!

Ingredients:

1 Box Pasta (I used Penne Rigate, but any type will do)

Chicken breast

Garlic Powder

Garlic Salt

1/2 fresh lemon

1/4 cup Balsamic Glaze (I used Gia Russa brand)

1 box frozen chopped spinich

1 cup white wine

1 cup flour in a Ziploc bag

Olive Oil & Cooking Spray

Directions:

1. Cut chicken into small strip pieces and place in ziploc bag of flour. Shake bag to coat chicken in flour.

2. Bring pasta to boil and cook according to instructions on box (drain, etc.), as you begin to cook the chicken. Also, place spinach in the microwave to thaw stirring every 2 minutes.

3. Spray pan with cooking spray and add chicken on medium heat. Cook a few minutes until chicken is browned.

4. Once chicken is cooked, pour 1 cup white wine into pan and let simmer for 8 minutes.

5. Squeeze 1/2 fresh lemon over chicken and drizzle with Balsamic Glaze, flip chicken and repeat.

6. Once spinach is completely thawed, drain water from spinach and mix with pasta. Add garlic powder, garlic salt, olive oil, and any other seasonings that you would like. I also added a lemon garlic finishing butter this time!

7. Top with completed lemon balsamic chicken & serve.

I suggest enjoying with a glass of Chardonnay!

I'm going to try to keep the recipes coming...but I can only cook so fast and tonight is Gordita night (from a box...but it is so delicious) so I won't be sharing anymore for at least a day or two. 

Thanks for reading & let me know if you try it out!

Getting Started...

To get started & give fair warning...this blog is a work in progress and I'm sure it will be a valuable learning experience the more I actually post! I'm going to attempt to try new recipes, share some of my favorites and successes, and have fun in the kitchen! So...bear with me as I figure out how to design my blog, photograph my food and discover awesome recipes. I'll be keeping it simple at first. Let's Begin!!!

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